Roydon Cerejo, Nov 03, 2008 1324 hrs IST
This motherboard is for those who want a strong onboard solution that will deliver decent gaming performance and also offer good HD playback for an HTPC.
Onboard DX 10 support, Debug LED's, Power and Reset buttons, actively cooled Northbridge.
Positioning of the RAM and SATA ports could be better, A bit pricey, No ESATA port.
Finally, after a long wait, Hybrid SLI technology makes its way to the Intel platform in the form of a brand new chipset - the MCP7A, more commonly know as the 9300 and the 9400 (nForce 730i and 740i) series motherboards. These new chipsets from Nvidia are all set to raise the bar for integrated graphics and go head on with Intels G45 chipset.
These motherboards are targeted towards the budget conscious crowd who are looking for a strong onboard solution that will deliver decent gaming performance and more importantly offer good HD playback for an HTPC.
Given the performance of the 9400GT, this is a slightly scaled down version, so the performance should be decent enough. First things first, let's see what this new chipset has to offer in terms of features.
exactly, apart from noise many people have had issues with chipset fan failures and replacements are hassles. Passively cooled is favored these days for obvious reasons and Chipset fan presence should be in NEGATIVE points.
by VVK, Mum, on Nov 03, 2008 05:18 PM, Report abuse
I also agree. I found that an Enzotech pure forged copper heatsink actually managed temps better on my motherboard than the old fan.
by Angad, LA, on Nov 04, 2008 09:44 AM, Report abuse
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I disagree that having the chipset cooled by a fan is "good". Most Intel PC's (G33/G35/G45) and AMD 790/780 are cooled passively. Having a fan on the chipset adds noise and not suited for HTPC. The CPU fan can be replaced with a bigger quiet fan heatsink but not the chipset fan,
by scmuser, Bangalore, on Nov 03, 2008 04:05 PM, Report abuse Reply